The National Geographic Magazine
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Oxcarts and Coffee-This Is Costa Rica
Children (left background) pick lower branches. For each measure delivered, pickers receive a ticket good for
money. When a cart is filled, the coffee goes to a storage bin. A small trapdoor in the tailboard empties the cart.
Coffee harvesting is at its height at Christmastime.
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